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Chinese scientists break a historic barrier and achieve the highest plasma density in a nuclear fusion reactor.

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Using gold flakes, salt water, and light, scientists have made the universe’s invisible binding forces visible in color. The ...

Scientists have discovered how to make people less selfish - slightly and temporarily - by stimulating two areas of the brain ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...

Keeping high-power particle accelerators at peak performance requires advanced and precise control systems. For example, the primary research machine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...

Scientists' worst fears about Trump's cuts to research funding haven't come to pass, thanks to several legal challenges and ...

Networks of molecules in our body behave as though they have goals and desires. Understanding this phenomenon could solve the ...